Finally ... At Last ... A Real Handicap Race

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Fortunately, you don't have to be an English major in order to post on a message board.

You said it, sister ... and the most vapid posters on this site prove it every day.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

You said it, sister ... and the most vapid posters on this site prove it every day.

Does it really matter? I pay attention to how I type only because it is one of my job duties to spell correctly and punctuate correctly. (Administrative Assistant.) Kev is a good guy, and believe me, he can spell.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Does it really matter? I pay attention to how I type only because it is one of my job duties to spell correctly and punctuate correctly. (Administrative Assistant.) Kev is a good guy, and believe me, he can spell.

But he has no appreciation for steeplechase racing.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

But he has no appreciation for steeplechase racing.

Well, if not having an apprectaion for steeplechase racing makes me a bad guy, I must be one mean SOB.

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

But he has no appreciation for steeplechase racing.

Beginning a sentence with but is a no no.
Is that usual to carry that much weight? It seems mean.

Originally Posted by six perfections

Beginning a sentence with but is a no no.
Is that usual to carry that much weight? It seems mean.

I was continuing your sentence.

Hurdlers carry more weight because it requires a bigger, stronger jockey to control them. The 164 pounds which Hirapour carried is a lot ... but ...

... America's greatest steeplechase horse ... Neji ... won twice while carrying 173 pounds, placed three times with 175, and won seven times carrying 161 to 168 pounds ... from 1954 through 1959.

Now that ... was a race horse!

[prudery]

Hurdle horses and steeplechaser's carry more weight than flat racers but NOT because they need " bigger, stronger " riders . Totally false . Jump races hark back to the days when people hunted their horses and were a competitive spin off . The weights reflect what the horses carried to hounds with their non-jockey owners up . Often, in the old days, races over fences were contested with non-professionals up, or " gentleman " riders . This happened in flat races as well, but the riders had to make flat weights . In modern times, several flat jockeys rode in jump races . Hartack rode in one and won, anfd Jacinto Vasquez finished second in another . They carried a lot of lead in their saddles . Obviously with the weights, riders do not have to be little and weigh what a flat jockey weighs In the past, occassionally a flat jockey who couldn't make weight turned to steeplechasing .

Originally Posted by prudery

Hurdle horses and steeplechaser's carry more weight than flat racers but NOT because they need " bigger, stronger " riders . Totally false . Jump races hark back to the days when people hunted their horses and were a competitive spin off . The weights reflect what the horses carried to hounds with their non-jockey owners up . Often, in the old days, races over fences were contested with non-professionals up, or " gentleman " riders . This happened in flat races as well, but the riders had to make flat weights . In modern times, several flat jockeys rode in jump races . Hartack rode in one and won, anfd Jacinto Vasquez finished second in another . They carried a lot of lead in their saddles . Obviously with the weights, riders do not have to be little and weigh what a flat jockey weighs In the past, occassionally a flat jockey who couldn't make weight turned to steeplechasing .

You're "flat" wrong about the jumpers ... ... but ... no surprise there ... "gentlemen riders" went out turpentine and linoleum ... and so did any reason ... other than control ... for maintaining higher weights.

How about that Neji? Ever see him run? I did.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Does it really matter? I pay attention to how I type only because it is one of my job duties to spell correctly and punctuate correctly. (Administrative Assistant.) Kev is a good guy, and believe me, he can spell.

Cajun,
Don't mind Bold Fraud. He's a bit peeved since the rain took out his refrigerator box and he's getting hassled for taking too much time on the puter from the librarian. How would you feel if people kept trying to run you over on the exit ramp when all you were trying to do was give them a clean windshield, and then you came back to a soaked sleeping bag and the cardboard box is a big brown lump under the bridge.
For sure, he's had it a bit tougher than many. At least he can come here and take out his "stuff" on people that really don't care. If he didn't have that outlet, he'd be back doing jail time.
At least Mrs Brooklynite loves him, but she's also a bit hostile lately, now that the "animal control" has taken away 65 of her 78 cats.
Invest in tuna!

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

You said it, sister ... and the most vapid posters on this site prove it every day.

Yet, still again, more advice from the lesser skilled in the language arts. It's likely -- but still shocking to think -- the little BB grandkiddies run around saying "Ummm, "Hmmmm," and "dot dot dot." I suppose it's okay; after all, they need to communicate with him on his own level.